Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-21
MORROW'S TRIAL.
Some Startling Testimony
Elected Yesterday.
JUROR WOODS EXAMINATION.
He Saws That He Was offered $3.50
TO "Hang" the Jury-A $4,000
Verdict Wanted.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, October 20.-At the
opening of the Morrow case this morn
ing counsel for defense signified will
lingness to resume argument on the
question as to whether witness James
McCord had right to refuse to an
swer the question asked by the prose-
cution yesterday, if he (McCord) was
in certain saloon with Morrow on
May 25, 1886.
Judge Sullivan declined to hear the
argument and stated that he was
ready to decide that the witness posi-
ton should be sustained and that he
should not be compelled to answer, as
testimony elected would tend to Grim
mate himself.
NC CORDS EXAMINATION.
McCord was then asked if he had
ever known Morrow to attempt to in-
duce anybody in the Wright jury, or
if Morrow, in the saloon referred to,
in the presence of himself, David and
Northey had authorized anybody to
induce Juror Wood to bring in ver-
dict of not more than $1,000. McCord
declined to answer both questions,
and also several others relative to the
same subject.
HIS OFFICIAL POSITION.
McCord refused to state what con-
nection he had with the Geary street
road, but acknowledged that he was
Superintendent of the Sutter street
road at the time of the alleged bribery.
The remainder of his examination was
taken up in questions with regard to
the number and location of saloons in
the neighborhood of his office. He
was also asked the names OF the pro-
prietors and the business he had tran
sacted with them; all of which ques-
tions he answered under protest.
JUROR WOODS TEsTMoN.'
H. H. Wood, Juror in the case of
Mrs. Florence Wright against the
Geary Street Railroad Company, was
next examined. He testified that on
the morning that the jury was en-
panelled he received visit at his
HOUSE, lTOul FTdiIk NOituCy, wiz poiu
him that the idea was to bring in a
verdict of not more than $1,000, and if
he (Wood) would chang" the jury he
would be paid 5000, but he
(Northey) said that he was re-
ceiving nothing for his trouble
and thought he ought to get half.
Witness stated that he met Northey
afterwards and told him the amount
was not enough, and the latter said
that perhaps he could make it $3.50.
Witness denied having ever had an
interview with Morrow. but said that
acting under Northey's instructions
he had met James McCord at the
Suffer street railroad depot and that
Nc. told him the money was for him
alone and not to be divided, and that
any other jurors who would "stand
in" would also be paid.
NoRTHEY's FATHER CALLED.
Thomas F. Northey, father of Frank
Northey, was placed on the stand and
was asked if McCord had ever sent
him to see Morrow, to which he re-
piled that he had not. Witness sub
sequently denied having ever had a
conversation with McCord on the sub
iect, and also that he saw Mr.. Freid-
erich pay his son sum OF money.
which the prosecution claimed it
would prove came from Morrow to
keep Northey's mouth shut. Witness
also denied having admitted these
facts before the Grand Jury, and at
the request OF counsel for the prosecu-
ton, the court instructed the clerk to
summon the Grand Jury to appear to-
morrow.
FRANK DISPLAYS RETICENCE.
Frank N. Northey was called and
examined at length, but positively
declined to answer questions on the
ground that he would crininate him
self. The questions all related to
Northey's alleged employment by
Morrow to bribe Jurors in the Wright
case, and among others he was asked
if Morrow had not instructed him to
tell Wood that if he got other jurors
to "stand in" with him he would get
$1,000 per capita.
SCENE IN COURT.
After the adjournment OF the court
Judge Sullivan appointed Detective
Hogan to take charge OF the jury.
Sheriff McMann walked up to the
Judge and said: "Don't you intend to
let me take charge OF the jury?"
"No, sir!" said Sullivan.
"Well, am sheriff and | protest"
McMann replied.
The Judge answered: ~ don't care
for your priest"
The matter was finally settled by
allowing the deputy sheriff to remain
with the jury.